The other day as I was returning home from my regular physio session, as I was waiting to turn onto Esmonde Road, Takapuna from Burns Avenue, I saw a “road maggot” (cyclist) run a light, in the centre lane, heading down Esmonde Road. As I turned and headed down Esmonde
The word for today is… tonsorial (adjective) \- : of or relating to a barber or the work of a barber Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tonsorial is a fancy word that describes the work of those who give shaves and haircuts. (It can apply more broadly to hairdressers as well.) It
Kiyoshi Kurokawa University of Tokyo Najmedin Meshkati University of Southern California Dr. Kurokawa received a MD degree in 1962 from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine. Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and of the University of Tokyo Dr. Najmedin Meshkati is a (tenured, full) Professor of
Marc Grey Due to concerns about human-induced climate change, many countries are embracing power grid configurations that feature ever-increasing components of wind and solar generation. Unfortunately, these sources have a highly non-optimal power generation curve: * Peak output when demand is low * Minimum output when demand is high * Highly variable output
The word for today is… diaspora (noun) – 1 capitalized, Judaism a : the Jews living outside Palestine or modern Israel b : the settling of scattered colonies of Jews outside ancient Palestine after the Babylonian exile c : the area outside ancient Palestine settled by Jews 2a : people settled far from their ancestral
The word for today is… episcopal (adjective) – 1 : of or relating to a bishop 2 : of, having, or constituting government by bishops 3 capitalized : of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church representing the Anglican communion in the U.S. Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : mid-15c., “belonging to or characteristic
The word for today is… manicule (noun) – a symbol in the shape of a pointing hand, used to draw attention to a section of text. Source : Atlas Obscura Etymology : A manicule takes the form of a hand with an outstretched index figure, gesturing towards a particularly pertinent piece of text.
The word for today is… jeopardy (noun)) – 1 : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury 2 (law) : the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Geoffrey Chaucer employed the word jeopardy in his late 14th-century masterpiece,
The word for today is… proselytise (verb) – 1 : to induce someone to convert to one’s faith 2 : to recruit someone to join one’s party, institution, or cause Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Proselytise comes from the noun proselyte (meaning “a new convert”), which comes from the Late Latin noun
The word for today is… febrile (adjective) – marked or caused by fever Source : Merriam – Webster Etymology : Not too surprisingly, febrile originated in the field of medicine. We note its first use in the work of the 17th-century medical reformer Noah Biggs. Biggs used it in admonishing physicians to care for
Jessica Borge School of Advanced Study Jessica Borge, Digital Collections (Scholarship) Manager at King’s College London Archives and Research Collections; Visiting Fellow in Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study Around 975 Durex condoms are sold every minute. The global condom market is predicted to grow to over US$11
The word for today is… nostrum (noun) – : a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness 2 : a usually questionable remedy or scheme : panacea Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In those thrilling days of yesteryear, declared a 1990 Consumer Reports article, “patent-medicine pitchmen
Donald J. Boudreaux aier.org Donald J. Boudreaux is a senior fellow with American Institute for Economic Research and with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University; a Mercatus Center Board Member; and a professor of
Robert Weissberg mercatornet.com Robert Weissberg is a professor emeritus of political science at The University of Illinois-Urbana. The toxic ideas that have corrupted today’s universities all began as tiny, obscure musings before escaping from the laboratories. They may have started with an unpublished paper or two, a request
The word for today is… absolve (verb) – 1: to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt 2 : to pardon or forgive (a sin) : to remit (a sin) by absolution Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The act of absolving can be seen as releasing someone from blame or
The word for today is… quisling (noun, often attributive) – one who commits treason: traitor, collaborator Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian army officer who in 1933 founded Norway’s fascist party. In December 1939, he met with Adolf Hitler and urged him to occupy Norway. Following the
